Tadanobu Asano stars, but really anyone could have played any character in this film, they're all so two-dimensional. Asano has stolen money from a yakuza boss, who now, along with his comic-bookish henchmen, is out to get him. Along the way, Asano hooks up with a shy woman. The film does contain a few really good scenes. I could actually forgive it for being shallow if it were more fun than it is. Unfortunately, what makes it really bad is that, for most of its run, the film is just damn boring. Some of the scenes drag out forever. The faster paced bits are more tolerable, and this might have been cool if it were more like a Ryuhei Kitamura film. Another problem is that, while the story is mostly very straightforward, there are occasions where it becomes incoherent. Which made me lose interest even more. Skip it.
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